Carthage the Elder
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Saint Carthage the Elder was an Irish bishop and abbot in the sixth century. His feast day is 5 March.
St. Carthage by Ethel Rhind at the Honan Chapel
Óengus mac Nad Froích
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Óengus mac Nad Froích was an Eoganachta and the first Christian King of Munster. He was the son of Nad Froich mac Cuirc by Faochan, a British lady. In Geoffrey Keating's History of Ireland, Oengus is
Carthage the Elder
…greater namesake, Saint Carthage of Lismore (also known as Saint Mochuda). Carthage was of the Eóganacht Chaisil and son, or, more probably, grandson of Óengus mac Nad Froích whom Saint Patrick baptized. He was sent by St. Ciaran upon a penitential pilgrimage, when he spent seven years abroad, visiting Gaul and Rome. On…
Baptism of Óengus by Saint Patrick, stained glass, St Ailbe's Church, Emly.